tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69570078117484851952024-03-14T03:02:01.318-07:00Sex Positive Week, CSULBSex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-68311139445545584412010-02-07T14:07:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:25:48.714-08:00Sex Positive Art, Thursday, February 11, 7pm.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd92b9jU6oWyVufNsQj7FkV7BVcxqrwXepxM3iu1xvvCRY__hJGUumJfiTpv73MF2jlGOZBvQC3Li8OVPyP8k3Fk_jXKhRC8TPkL7nUqI-h2nDDNS6-YrBiXVCDA83_ScEQ_R8cJvqAsc/s1600-h/kham2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd92b9jU6oWyVufNsQj7FkV7BVcxqrwXepxM3iu1xvvCRY__hJGUumJfiTpv73MF2jlGOZBvQC3Li8OVPyP8k3Fk_jXKhRC8TPkL7nUqI-h2nDDNS6-YrBiXVCDA83_ScEQ_R8cJvqAsc/s320/kham2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435631144560731026" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 21px; font-family:georgia, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One of the new elements that Sex Positive Week 2010 has included is Sex Positive Art. It will be a casual display and discus</span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">sion featuring local artists with work surrounding themes of gender, sexuality, and Sex Positivity.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(238, 238, 238); line-height: 21px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Sex Positive Art portion is coordinated in part by Jaguar Press (http://jaguarpress.wordpress.com/), and will feature work from Katie Reinman and Kelly Hamilton's Group Show, "Inflection Points," a multimedia show exploring the metaphysics of the human body and its various states of suspended communication. Kelly Hamilton is presenting a selection of provacative photos from a few series that she has been working on since the original Jaguar Press "Women by Women" photo project. Katie Reinman has taken the same concept of exposing the self through a physical medium and applied it to resin effervescing with definition and fine colors. The artists both utilize fabric as an interpretation of personal/public expression, an attempt to visualize the elusive barrier between full self-awareness and the public gaze.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Art portion will also feature photography by Elizabeth Bicher, Mariana Velazquez, and Qallective (queer art collective). It will begin with a walk-around display of artwork followed by artist and attendee comments. The event will take place on Thursday, February 11, at 7pm in the Soroptimist House.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p></span>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-5582681711638967972010-02-07T13:02:00.000-08:002010-02-07T13:22:52.030-08:00The Pleasure Chest, Wednesday, February 10, 12pm and 2pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkt_s25xFYQGotUVyVWU5vbmFntBMDPBZd3TkXtjPaYNpAhKS-qva-sjzcIRIkAZlSs4ashCcuKDKAyDZfSRLorizStdW77h_JlVKnbgTtyds4BtpzZrcb-9t3qqOPTOD2wphUPvHF8M/s1600-h/los_angeles_sex_workshops.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkt_s25xFYQGotUVyVWU5vbmFntBMDPBZd3TkXtjPaYNpAhKS-qva-sjzcIRIkAZlSs4ashCcuKDKAyDZfSRLorizStdW77h_JlVKnbgTtyds4BtpzZrcb-9t3qqOPTOD2wphUPvHF8M/s320/los_angeles_sex_workshops.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435614598995553682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4B6Mi9zNtPuySxCA2MCyQe5h6Ji5949zdoBBl4bhfKYH3husLGr25Vb4VF8ZXnSnWaYAJmqf4RnaHmYMoxUt9Ozh7wRm0wcYuCYqc-xssZaaSqF0JG2OJK0B3kpjYSwddAPFqPfZUdA/s1600-h/the_pleasure_chest_logo_08.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4B6Mi9zNtPuySxCA2MCyQe5h6Ji5949zdoBBl4bhfKYH3husLGr25Vb4VF8ZXnSnWaYAJmqf4RnaHmYMoxUt9Ozh7wRm0wcYuCYqc-xssZaaSqF0JG2OJK0B3kpjYSwddAPFqPfZUdA/s320/the_pleasure_chest_logo_08.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435614422449554530" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Since opening its doors in 1971, The Pleasure Chest has gained national notoriety for its boutique atmosphere and knowledgeable staff. The Pleasure Chest has always offered top-notch support, advice, and information to all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender expression, and A-List status. T</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">he Los Angeles location provides educational courses to help implement new ideas, techniques and products into your sex life. </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"The Ultimate O: How to reach and expand your orgasm" will provide information and tips to do just that. It will take place at 12pm in the Soroptimist House.</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The "Queering Your Sex" workshop is geared toward all gender-variant, gender curious folks, or anyone looking to incorporate some type of gender or non-traditional power play into their sex. The class covers communication and negotiation, anatomy (including trans bodies), strapping it on, blowjobs on non-bio cocks, role-playing, and tips, tricks, and toys for hot queer sex. It will take place at 2pm in the Soroptimist House.</div></span>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-60226483420436573122010-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:26:32.968-08:00Daryl Wein's "Sex Positive," Tuesday, February 9, 7pm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOGTapmTGKN4d6lujPpUUOatoxBzU5Z9ZTCfHIRIrveBCmD4eaOk5-eMKtA16FRSTLuawCx3ieziUhMEitJjf9Aqkmmlg7nZGYGY5FkQfg-Td87gVdobIi7w3I5g1qP3zkwY3_lrDYrQ/s1600-h/122dueb.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcOGTapmTGKN4d6lujPpUUOatoxBzU5Z9ZTCfHIRIrveBCmD4eaOk5-eMKtA16FRSTLuawCx3ieziUhMEitJjf9Aqkmmlg7nZGYGY5FkQfg-Td87gVdobIi7w3I5g1qP3zkwY3_lrDYrQ/s400/122dueb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435331447618197362" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Sex Positive</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">a film by Daryl Wein</span></div><div>Film screening</div><div>Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:00pm</div><div><br /></div>Daryl Wein (www.darylwein.com) is a New York based actor/writer/director/producer. His feature length documentary, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Sex Positive</span>, which he produced and directed received Official Selection in competition at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival and BFI Times London Film Festival, in addition to 20 other film festivals around the world.<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">SEX POSITIVE explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M- hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic as a community leader, demanding a solution to the problem before anyone else would pay attention. However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alone that sparked contention. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">SEX POSITIVE explores the explicit bravery of this unrecognized triumvirate, and their dire quest to save lives in the midst of unwavering dissent. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen. Through the eyes of Mr. Berkowitz, the audience is made witness to a graphic testimony of sex, death, and betrayal, while placing the invention of ‘safe sex’ in a fresh and compelling context.</span><span class="Apple-style-span">(sexpositivethemovie.com)</span></span></span></div></div>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-26497839538315484202010-01-18T16:02:00.000-08:002010-01-26T21:21:59.914-08:00Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography, a film by Becky Goldberg: Wednesday, February 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftDoHiDOJWNEWho3m1VNSnknxYwvJcZp61GoLlaQuwS1y5tZBlessQk0c8bqiwOhWHwlbGELghqskMtCLmLidr2MA08AL5TxOuK1G8X9sB3-G-otDautK66R60Xnd-9XFX98HhIL6aPU/s1600-h/1330914693_m.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftDoHiDOJWNEWho3m1VNSnknxYwvJcZp61GoLlaQuwS1y5tZBlessQk0c8bqiwOhWHwlbGELghqskMtCLmLidr2MA08AL5TxOuK1G8X9sB3-G-otDautK66R60Xnd-9XFX98HhIL6aPU/s400/1330914693_m.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428236015365327058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; font-family:Callibri, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography</span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">a film by Becky Goldberg</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Film Screening</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:00pm in the Women's Resource Center, LA3-105</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">F</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or years, the world of pornography has been the domain of men, both as consumers and purveyors — and women were simply objects to be exploited. In recent years, however, more women have taken a greater role in this multi-billion dollar industry, claiming a stake in pornography by “infiltrating the misogynist, old boy network.”<br /><br />Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography profiles several women who are committed to making and supporting pornography, while maintaining their feminist values — as they take on the entire industry, fight sexism, and challenge stereotypes.<br /><br />This candid, provocative and enlightening film features interviews with feminists who have made names for themselves through all aspects of the business — from former performers, who now work behind the camera as directors and producers, to magazine editors and a retail operator, whose million dollar business sells high quality sex items with an eye towards women. Their collective goal is to produce and distribute products that don’t degrade, objectify, or humiliate women.<br /><br />Hot and Bothered: Feminist Pornography takes a rare and empowering look into the pornography industry and feminist community to see how they intertwine within the politics and poetics of female sexuality. This film shows how feminist pornography demands to be recognized by the male dominated porn industry, its consumers, and the public, because it allows women to talk about sex publicly and explicitly.</span></span></i></span>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-20762891830623176462010-01-18T15:32:00.000-08:002010-01-18T15:51:08.208-08:00The Center for Positive Sexuality: Tuesday and Thursday, February 9 & 11<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Center for Positive Sexuality was founded in 2007 by Emily Prior and a core group of educators who share the belief that sex education of all sorts should be easily available, friendly, and accurate. </span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "></span></span></span></b></span></p><b><p align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Center for Positive Sexuality was developed with the idea that people not only need to be educated about sex and sexuality, but that everyone needs to be able to see these topics portrayed from a positive, healthy perspective. Sex and sexuality are normal, natural parts of being human and should be explored as a part of everyone's development. </span></span></p></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BDSM is a topic that many are ill informed about. No wonder, considering most of our knowledge about this sensitive topic tends to come from outlandish media portrayals of "the lifestyle."</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The BDSM: Fact or Fiction workshop offers information from research studies and panelists, who are members of the BDSM/Leather/Fetish Communities, about the realities of what the BDSM lifestyle is, and is not, and how it works. Questions that are answered include: What is BDSM? Is BDSM abusive? Do people in BDSM relationships have "regular" sex? What does a BDSM relationship look like? Am I normal for having "kinky" fantasies?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">--</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The word "polyamory" has really only existed in the general lexicon for about 4 years. Many people don't understand what it is or what it can be. In short, polyamory means "many loves."</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This presentation offers information from current research and actual people who live a polyamorous lifestyle about the reality of polyamory and how it can work. Questions that are answered include: How does this differ from swinging? How do you deal with jealousy? What does a polyamorous relationship look like? Could I be polyamorous?</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">-positivesexuality.org</span></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The BDSM: Fact or Fiction presentation will take place on Tuesday, February 9. The Polyamory presentation will take place on Thursday, February 11. Both presentations will take place at 1pm in the USU Ballroom B.</span></span></p></span><p></p><p></p>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-91916682344995496652010-01-13T16:53:00.000-08:002010-01-18T15:54:18.882-08:00Norma Jean Almodovar, director of C.O.Y.O.T.E. LA and Founder/President of ISWFACE - Thursday, February 11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUx5aGDnri9wqVpFaxxYpnzCi5sKqQSZ_x5sOufS33X5P5ZBFfLy0YtFq5M-hIBdgUhqdNDMBf62208GS6Jv1gqQSZUh3mwBfmWdDzFUZKhagCDpGdBppD8rNDH_jrTBQdUT4M5d99mk/s1600-h/njwebpict.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUx5aGDnri9wqVpFaxxYpnzCi5sKqQSZ_x5sOufS33X5P5ZBFfLy0YtFq5M-hIBdgUhqdNDMBf62208GS6Jv1gqQSZUh3mwBfmWdDzFUZKhagCDpGdBppD8rNDH_jrTBQdUT4M5d99mk/s200/njwebpict.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428232424998512370" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Norma Jean Almodovar - the author of the best-selling book, Cop to Call Girl - is now the Founder and President of The International Sex Worker Foundation for Art, Culture and Education (ISWFACE). She has been active in prostitutes' rights groups since leaving the Los Angeles Police Department in 1982 and has been interviewed by over 300 radio, print and television outlets (including CBS's 60 MINUTES and ABC's 20/20).</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ISWFACE (pronounced "ice face") is a Sex Worker-created/operated/managed non-profit organization. Former Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders heads the Academic Advisory Board. Among the foundation's goals are "to share the many artistic sides of sex workers from around the world and to create an international database (website) of information about prostitution that is available to health service providers, law enforcement officials and to the general community."</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ISWFACE houses a collection of art - created by and about sex workers - from the 19th century to the present day. It is a collection that continues to grow in preparation for the first Multi-Media Cultural Exhibit that will open for one month in the Fall of 1999, at the Gershwin Gallery in New York City. The exhibit will travel to major cities around the world, with a projected two exhibits per year.</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Born in Binghamton NY, Norma Jean migrated to California at the age of 18 and joined the L.A.P.D. as a civilian traffic officer in 1972. Assigned to "Hollywood Division Night Watch" for most of her career, she became disillusioned by her co-workers "corrupt activities" and, after 10 years on the force, decided to change her profession. She made a strong social statement by becoming a prostitute - a career she calls "far more honest than working for the police department."</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On September 17, 1983, Norma Jean's Cop To Call Girl manuscript was confiscated by the L.A.P.D. and she was arrested on a (set-up-by-the-LAPD) felony charge of pandering. She was convicted of the charge and spent the mandatory 3 year sentence as an inmate in the California Institute for Women. (continued on reverse) Norma Jean Almodovar Biography Page Two/Two</span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 1984, Norma Jean was named the Executive Director of the Los Angeles division of C.O.Y.O.T.E. (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), a prostitute's rights organization. In 1986, she received the endorsement of the Libertarian Party for her bid for Lt. Governor of California and, although she didn't win, she made an impressive showing of over 100,000 votes. In 1987, she was given an award by "Outstanding Young Women in America" in recognition of her political activities on behalf of women. In 1993, Cop To Call Girl was published by Simon & Schuster and in 1994, Avon published the paperback version. In 1995, Norma Jean was an official NGO (Non-Government Organization) delegate to the UN Fourth World Women's Conference in Beijing, China. She co- chaired and organized The 1997 International Conference on Prostitution (ICOP) with California State University, Northridge and was a delegate to the 1998 World AIDS Conference in Geneva in June.</span></span></p></span>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-57407307142659818242010-01-11T18:22:00.000-08:002010-02-07T14:27:08.194-08:00Press Release 01/11/10<span style="font-size:85%;">For information contact:<br />F.O.R.C.E.<br />force4change@yahoo.com</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LONG BEACH, Calif. – Jan. 11, 2010</span> The Feminist Organization Reclaiming Consciousness and Equality (F.O.R.C.E.) presents Sex Positive Week - Tuesday, February 9, to Thursday, February 11, 2010 – at California State University, Long Beach.<br /><br />In a culture that promotes sexual ignorance, it becomes increasingly important to be Sex Positive. Being Sex Positive means encouraging and normalizing open sexuality, in all its forms, and being receptive to new ideas. The United States has spent over $1.5 billion on abstinence-only sex education in an effort to keep teens from having sex. What this has done, instead, is further perpetuate the sexual ignorance.<br /><br />Sex Positive Week will be open to the public. Over the course of three days, there will be panel-led discussions about the connections between sexuality, freedom, art, religion, the environment, health, and politics. This will be an opportunity for students and sex positive professionals to have an open discussion free of judgment. There will be three days of documentary screenings, workshops, presentations, and discussions dedicated to delivering a comprehensive, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic and Sex Positive education to CSULB students.<br /><br />Sex Positive Week was first held in 2008 at CSULB. The event was the first of its kind to be held on campus at Long Beach. Presentations were given by Babeland and The Pleasure Chest on topics relating to female sexuality. Health professionals on- and off-campus gave presentations on health safety in relation to sexual awareness and sex positivity. Film screenings were presented, along with question and answer sessions for students and attendees.Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-90904927160856811252010-01-08T08:26:00.000-08:002010-01-08T08:28:53.212-08:00SEX POSITIVE WEEK 2010<span style="font-weight: bold;">SEX POSITIVE WEEK 2010</span><br />Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Thursday, February 11, 2010<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">More details to follow!<br /><br /></span>For any progressive, sex positive individuals and organizations who would like to be involved in Sex Positive Week, please email F.O.R.C.E. at force4change@yahoo.comSex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-53191705329610075622008-10-11T13:55:00.000-07:002008-10-11T15:21:34.485-07:00Recap of Sex Positive Week!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">RECAP OF SEX POSITIVE WEEK</span><br /></div><br />The event was fantastic! We got lots of coverage in local papers (see "Sex Positive Week in the news" on the right, below the schedule). The turn-out was great, and we received lots of great feedback! Many students said that they hope to see this event again next year. Our speakers were truly amazing!<br /><br />Some student comments on Sex Positive Week:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"It's amazing. Do this more often."<br />"The speakers were great. Plan one next year."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"F.O.R.C.E. did a beautiful job putting this on!" </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"It was extremely educational. Have something like this every year."</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I liked the awareness. Thank you!!!" </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I would love to see the sex positive week event extended to 5 days instead of just 3. I do wish there was something more to it, such as more workshops or forums, and educational booths. I'm definitely attending this event again next year! Good Job!</span>"<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Let me just say thank you here and now to F.O.R.C.E. and all who were involved; thank you for telling the world it is OK to talk about sex." </span>(<a href="http://daily49er.com/opinion/let_s_speak_sex_positive">Source</a>)<br /><br />Thanks so much to everyone who attended, helped us out, and spoke at our event!<br />Sincerely,<br />F.O.R.C.E.<br />Feminist Organization Reclaiming Consciousness and Equality<br /><a href="http://forceclub.blogspot.com/">http://forceclub.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >MONDAY, Oct. 6</span><br /><a href="http://sexpositivecsulb.blogspot.com/2008/09/babeland-monday-october-6th.html">11:00 Babeland </a><br />Sarah Tomchesson of <a href="http://www.babeland.com/">Babeland</a> started the day with a discussion on sex positivity and sex toys. Sarah was funny and knowledgeable about sexuality, and everyone in the room was comfortable and entertained. It was a great learning experience!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2931814553_e5580589f9.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 244px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2931814553_e5580589f9.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2932674840_34bd23355f.jpg?v=0"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 245px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2932674840_34bd23355f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some student comments about the Babeland presentation:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Absolutely valuable in dispelling myths"<br />"fun and informative"<br />"The speaker was very comfortable talking about sex"<br />"excellent presentation!"<br />"I learned a lot!"<br /><br /></span><a href="http://sexpositivecsulb.blogspot.com/2008/09/panel-discussion-what-does-it-mean-to.html"><span>1:00 Panel Discussion</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span>Next, we had a panel discussion called "What Does it Mean to be Sex Positive?" The discussion was moderated by <a href="http://shiratarrant.com/">Dr. Shira Tarrant</a>. The spe</span><span>akers on the panel were Amy Lee, <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/">Siel Ju</a>, <a href="http://jillianlauren.com/">Jillian Lauren</a>, and Ashleigh Klein. The audience loved it! Many people asked some interesting questions in relation to sexuality and sex positivity. </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2931818049_4d801d5cf4.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 243px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2931818049_4d801d5cf4.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2931817185_b5fb13c6c1.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 243px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/2931817185_b5fb13c6c1.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2932677504_4cf647153b.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 245px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2932677504_4cf647153b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/2931817409_497a3e918c.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 245px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/2931817409_497a3e918c.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2931818707_7e2b760290.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 242px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2931818707_7e2b760290.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2931817801_b5f15f9137.jpg?v=0"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 242px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2931817801_b5f15f9137.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some student comments about the panel discussion:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I liked the different array of topics that came up and that each speaker had a different background."<br />"I like that the importance of education was emphasized."<br />"I enjoyed that it was an open forum and a very comfortable atmosphere."<br />"I liked the honest and the panelists."<br />"I liked that it was an open discussion with the audience."<br />"Great panel. Open, frank, informative, and honest."<br />"Very eye-opening."<br /></span><br /><a href="http://sexpositivecsulb.blogspot.com/2008/09/beyond-vanilla-film-screening-and-q.html">3:30pm "Beyond Vanilla" Screening + Q&A</a><br />We ended the day with a film screening of <span style="font-style: italic;">Beyond Vanilla</span> (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Vanilla-Mitch-Banning/dp/B0000D0YWW">amazon.com</a>). The film is about BDSM/S&M. It deals with the "extreme" side of pleasure and pain. The audience was shocked, intruiged, and excited to learn about taboos that are normally swept under the rug in our society. After the film, Dr. Patti Britton answered questions from the audience (and there were quite a few!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2932677694_4e5ba167ac.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 258px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3237/2932677694_4e5ba167ac.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some student comments about <span style="font-style: italic;">Beyond Vanilla</span>:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I liked that this film showed people as ordinary people and not as crazy sexual deviants."<br />"Very informative from different aspects."<br />"The film was interesting and eye-opening."<br />"The whole documentary was amazingly informative. I found the movie to be both entertaining, educational and very informative. A complete positive view on sex."<br />"I have never felt more plain in my life. This movie took my already open mind and blew it."<br />"Kind of awesome. I want to see more!"<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >TUESDAY, Oct. 7</span><br /><a href="http://sexpositivecsulb.blogspot.com/2008/09/pleasure-chest-tuesday-october-7th.html">3:00pm The Pleasure Chest</a><br />Kristen Tribby of <a href="http://www.thepleasurechest.com/">The Pleasure Chest</a> gave a hilarious, educational, and insightful look into the world of sex toys and the G spot. Students were also able to write out anonymous questions for Kristen to answer. Many people seemed interested in learning about anal sex, to which Kristen joked that she should have given an anal sex discussion instead.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2931820475_8842e8cc66.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 199px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2931820475_8842e8cc66.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2932678146_72eafe03b2.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 200px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2932678146_72eafe03b2.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some student comments about the Pleasure Chest presentation:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I liked that nothing was censored."<br />"I liked that they treated the issue like a regular subject, without taboo."<br />"I liked Kristen's energy and antecdotes."<br />"Fun toys & Kristen was great!"<br />"It was very informative."<br />"I liked that we were given details about the G spot."<br />"Funny, interesting, really great speaking/visuals."<br /></span><br /><a href="http://sexpositivecsulb.blogspot.com/2008/09/sex-positive-film-screening-tuesday.html">6:00pm "Sex Positive" Screening</a><br />That night, we had a film screening of <span style="font-style: italic;">Sex Positive</span> (<a href="http://sexpositivethemovie.com/">official site</a>). The film is eye-opening and interesting look at the life of <span class="Apple-style-span">Richard Berkowitz. Berkowitz is "a revolutionary gay S&M- hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited</span>." Marina Wood, co-chair of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wssacsulb">WSSA</a> introduced the film.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2932678862_3c767c0826.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 273px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2932678862_3c767c0826.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3282/2931820071_f8b14e72b8.jpg?v=0"> </a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">ALL of the pictures from Monday and Tuesday of Sex Positive Week are can be viewed <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/forceclub/sets/72157607116813000/">HERE</a>!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Details on Wednesday's presentations to follow...</span>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-18974181150615277252008-09-28T16:51:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:57:45.225-07:00Good Vibrations Give-Away!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaHJSUGY1a4duic8jFRMRmN44GKwrJZNVAOQNHoYdv06_AF_KHhTs9urM8fEk0LT6nzXdTBAikHE3zxgLj6g4kVGMptKNbqTDTnRe729kEugsLlhRS6mmfZ_SQ82DF9sGBzei_bwTf5U/s1600-h/GVlogo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 59px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaHJSUGY1a4duic8jFRMRmN44GKwrJZNVAOQNHoYdv06_AF_KHhTs9urM8fEk0LT6nzXdTBAikHE3zxgLj6g4kVGMptKNbqTDTnRe729kEugsLlhRS6mmfZ_SQ82DF9sGBzei_bwTf5U/s200/GVlogo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251224618590601778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.goodvibes.com">Good Vibrations </a>has sponsored a give-away for Sex Positive Week!</span></span><br />Anyone who will be attending any of the events during the week is eligible to win some goodies. You can enter via email for some items. You can also enter in person during Sex Positive Week.<br /><br />If you would like to enter to win something, please email your <span style="font-style: italic;">Name, Email, Phone Number</span> to theragzine@gmail.com. If you win, you can pick up your prize at any time during Sex Positive Week.Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-39445895171287375722008-09-22T08:38:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:53:32.100-07:00CSULB Student Health Services & Health Resource Center presentations: Wednesday, October 8<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CSULB <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/shs/">Student Health Services</a> & <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/hrc/">Health Resource Center</a> presentations</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Heidi Burkey and Linda Pena</span><br />STIs and HIV, sex and communication; sex, alcohol and drugs; and sexual assault <br />Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 12:00pm and 1:00pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heidi Burkey</span> has been a health educator at the CSULB Student Health Services for the last 6 years. She is a State-certified HIV prevention test counselor and coordinates the HIV testing program at CSULB. Sexual health, including family planning, sexually transmitted infections and HIV, and partner communication are her areas of research specialty.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Linda Peña</span> is an Educator at the Health Resource Center and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Programs on campus. She is the editor of The Journal of the Health Resource Center and the Health Beat Newsletter, publications that serve college students and related professionals by providing further knowledge for possible diagnosis or treatment.<br />Also trained through U.C.L.A. as a Substance Abuse Counselor, she has worked off-campus in drug and alcohol rehab centers serving as counselor and director of aftercare programs. Currently, she is redefining and organizing the treatment policy for students who come to the Student Health Services with sexual assault issues.<br />As a certified Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor, she works directly with students who have been sexually assaulted, assisting them in taking positive action steps from victim to survivor. Also, as a Rape Aggression Defense Instructor with the University Police sponsored R.A.D. program and a Certified HIV Counselor through the State of California, Linda may interact with students who are seeking instruction and testing as a direct result of having been sexually assaulted.<br />As a health educator, Linda always seeks ways to promote positive sex through safer sex practices and verbal intercourse before sexual intercourse.Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-86920227357102263742008-09-22T08:23:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:53:48.093-07:00Sex Workers Outreach Project presentation: Wednesday, October 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn7eDeiWKu3w2OOWzDY_lHOoFWErVQSj7mg9XRz_2PApKLBCzFh4mMqIcutuwvjND9gNzL7rU-7HicLh2tBDP0O6Q91XV60G0790ks9odR_h1oPmBFSg7nMcAutPFfQSZBpzvVzZ6cNE/s1600-h/swop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvn7eDeiWKu3w2OOWzDY_lHOoFWErVQSj7mg9XRz_2PApKLBCzFh4mMqIcutuwvjND9gNzL7rU-7HicLh2tBDP0O6Q91XV60G0790ks9odR_h1oPmBFSg7nMcAutPFfQSZBpzvVzZ6cNE/s200/swop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248869010774129874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.myspace.com/swopla">Sex Workers Outreach Project presentation</a></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Mariko Passion</span><br />Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 3:00pm<br /><br />Sex Workers Outreach Project Los Angeles (SWOP LA), at its most basic, is an anti-violence campaign. As a multi-state network of sex workers and advocates, we address locally<br />and nationally the violence that sex workers experience because of their criminal status. Operating in one of the most prominently violent societies today, sex workers in America experience this phenomenon pointedly in the context of their criminal status. SWOP works to educate policy-makers and the public on the institutional harms committed against sex workers, and advocates for alternatives.<br />SWOP promotes proven and effective social policy approaches to the sex industry. In order to reach its goals, SWOP adopts the principles and practices of nonviolent action in order to reduce violence and achieve dignity and rights for sex workers.<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AaP7AYi1bg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="270" width="320"></embed>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-19065138576475170862008-09-17T00:58:00.001-07:002008-09-22T08:54:00.018-07:00The Pleasure Chest: Tuesday, October 7th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uSUyqsqPArcXcwStmn5hLcw_rW3o8XP1p-wiWtDjurJdSEV2Zgj2lBYXreDznhoS1E6jP_csBF4uSLOwBLuIxTqPqc1Qd_Of6LgdLBGxrOAuVDL6Uxu1Kg5VzAo8S7VQnAX1jNgu3wA/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uSUyqsqPArcXcwStmn5hLcw_rW3o8XP1p-wiWtDjurJdSEV2Zgj2lBYXreDznhoS1E6jP_csBF4uSLOwBLuIxTqPqc1Qd_Of6LgdLBGxrOAuVDL6Uxu1Kg5VzAo8S7VQnAX1jNgu3wA/s200/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246896643325028994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thepleasurechest.com/">A presentation from The Pleasure Chest</a></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">by Kristen Tribby</span><br />"The G-Spot: A User's Guide."<br />Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 3:00pm<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">From the beginning, the Pleasure Chest has been celebrating sexuality and the infinite forms of its expression through a simple belief that no question is too silly, no fantasy too wild, no desire too crazy and no instinct wrong. Our objectives are simple: to facilitate discovery, encourage exploration and to provide products, information and an upbeat and pleasurable shopping experience that will make you feel great.</span><br /><br />Kristen Tribby was raised by a relatively sex-positive family, where the<br />words "cervix" and "scrotum" were casually mentioned at the dinner table. After graduating with a degree in Sociology she went on to put it to good use by working as a Sex Educator. Kristen has taught a variety of workshops on sexual pleasure and health throughout the country. Currently, she is the Director of Education and Marketing for The Pleasure Chest and is honored to be a part of their long legacy of sex positivity. You will find that her workshops are informative, entertaining and inclusive to all types of sexual orientations and practices.Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-81593585319752359462008-09-14T21:24:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:54:13.786-07:00Loveology presentation on Sexual Taboos: Wednesday, October 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju00hlAXn9O1l0l9bCkFC_JuNNOYf6FmNAEmWohPdBFmleiNGlb74Zk52Kbw0x-us0ysjREFdlYzSMNqle9GxrQ7WIqperkI9Xhv9cu2TY6_IP99VL0Y4I8w7SdXHlAnIu3OY6aToitog/s1600-h/Loveology-University-Logo-big.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju00hlAXn9O1l0l9bCkFC_JuNNOYf6FmNAEmWohPdBFmleiNGlb74Zk52Kbw0x-us0ysjREFdlYzSMNqle9GxrQ7WIqperkI9Xhv9cu2TY6_IP99VL0Y4I8w7SdXHlAnIu3OY6aToitog/s200/Loveology-University-Logo-big.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246100803127358066" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.avacadell.com/LoveologyUniversity/Index.aspx"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Loveology presentation on Sexual Taboos</span></span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Presented by Dr. Hernando Chaves and Shelly Barnum</span></div><div>Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:00am</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3lRaf3tffVwdxqlLfla772rrR85ugNCMXkEgwRYbPWLZ3tUj61dc8CQQlbX1_sLNUmYXfMUWhDggnfeRkWYeW8El_1aqNaPntKVwsLEqyUr7JtkupI20fWayE2BqVuAYU2JzfQDOOw8/s1600-h/BioPic_ShellyBarnum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY3lRaf3tffVwdxqlLfla772rrR85ugNCMXkEgwRYbPWLZ3tUj61dc8CQQlbX1_sLNUmYXfMUWhDggnfeRkWYeW8El_1aqNaPntKVwsLEqyUr7JtkupI20fWayE2BqVuAYU2JzfQDOOw8/s200/BioPic_ShellyBarnum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246466160856858834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shelly Barnum</span><br />Shelly Barnum, 21 years old, is the youngest Loveologist® yet! A native resident of Los Angeles California, she is currently working on her Bachelor's Degree at Cal State Northridge as a psychology major with a concentration in Human Sexuality. Aside from being Dr. Ava Cadell's executive assistant, she also contributes to the university by writing and editing a portion of the LU curriculum. As a Loveologist® she works with adolescents to encourage healthy relationships and create a better understanding of love and communication among teens.<br />Shelly is also a part of Project DATE: <a href="http://www.csun.edu/counseling/peer/date.htm">http://www.csun.edu/counseling/peer/date.htm</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaoK2-Irk0604XPUj3C7yKdFYl9iO2nNvf7U4Jpu73hH3vBhHJ0aYp-Q7wF4H22WOdjabxVZzidc2jss0t8nN9noVCrA5R-e7fAhyphenhyphenE5KWmR608ghvOI3ucXRs_CDodUv06MCKae36x74/s1600-h/IMG_1299_2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaoK2-Irk0604XPUj3C7yKdFYl9iO2nNvf7U4Jpu73hH3vBhHJ0aYp-Q7wF4H22WOdjabxVZzidc2jss0t8nN9noVCrA5R-e7fAhyphenhyphenE5KWmR608ghvOI3ucXRs_CDodUv06MCKae36x74/s200/IMG_1299_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246526886385217586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hernando Chaves</span><br />Dr. Hernando Chaves is a Clinical Sexologist and certified<br />Loveologist® in the Los Angeles area. He currently works as a<br />psychotherapist with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender teenagers<br />and has a successful private practice in Beverly Hills. He is also a<br />professor of human sexuality at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley<br />Glen and at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, where he teaches both<br />the introduction to human sexuality and advanced human sexuality<br />course. His next lecture, on the health facts and myths of male<br />circumcision, will be at the Society for the Scientific Study of<br />Sexuality (SSSS) national sexology conference November 2008 in Puerto<br />Rico.Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-522341359128673722008-09-10T22:58:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:50:04.431-07:00Panel Discussion - "What does it mean to be sex positive?": Monday, October 6th<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"What does it mean to be sex positive?"</span><br />Panel Discussion<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Featuring Jillian Lauren, Ashleigh Klein, Siel Ju, Amy Lee, moderated by Dr. Shira Tarrant</span><br />Monday, October 6, 2008 at 1:00pm<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i37.tinypic.com/2rc7itx.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 189px;" src="http://i37.tinypic.com/2rc7itx.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.jillianlauren.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jillian Lauren</span></a><br />Author and performer Jillian Lauren grew up in suburban New Jersey and fled across the water to New York City. She attended New York University for three minutes but promptly dropped out to work with Richard Foreman’s Ontological Hysteric Theater and with The Wooster Group, among others.<br />Jillian has an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. Her writing has appeared in Flaunt Magazine, Pindeldyboz Magazine, Opium Magazine, The Chiron Review, Society, Pale House: A Collective and in the anthology My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories.<br />Her memoir will be published by Plume/Penguin in the Spring of 2010. Jillian Lauren's memoir, Some Girls, is a coming-of-age story about identity, adoption, tattooing and the two years the author spent in the harem of Prince Jefri of Brunei.<br />She has read at spoken word events in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, including Tongue and Groove, Talk, Talk, Talk and Words like Sugar. She has recently worked with directors as diverse as Steve Balderson, Lynne Breedlove and Margaret Cho.<br />She is married to Weezer bass player Scott Shriner. They live in Los Angeles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.tinypic.com/voobgk.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 249px;" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/voobgk.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ashleigh Klein</span><br />Ashleigh Klein started volunteering as a rape crisis counselor at the Sexual Assault Crisis Agency in 2005. She was hired on as part of the SACA staff in 2007 and is now the Director of Outreach & Education. Her responsibilities at SACA include planning community events, working with 4th grade through college students on sexual violence prevention education, conducting self-defense classes and training professionals in the public service sector. She has received specialized training in working with survivors of sex trafficking and the LGBTQQI community. She also works closely with the Women’s Resource Center at CSULB on Project Safe: A Campus Response to Eliminating Violence.<br />In May 2008, Ashleigh received her BA in Women’s Studies from CSULB and plans on pursuing a graduate degree in Public Policy and Administration in the spring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i34.tinypic.com/35lcglh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 234px;" src="http://i34.tinypic.com/35lcglh.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.greenlagirl.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Siel Ju</span></a><br />Siel Ju is an environmental writer and activist. She's a contributing editor at BlogHer, a regular blogger for Lime.com, and a contributing writer to both SCI FI Channel's How You Can Save the World blog and to Whole Life Times magazine. Siel also blogs at green LA girl (greenlagirl.com) about eco-happenings in the L.A.-area. Previously, Siel headed up the Los Angeles Times' environmental blog, Emerald City. Siel also writes poetry and holds a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Southern California. She lives in Santa Monica, Calif., and rides her pink Townie bicycle to the beach almost every day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i33.tinypic.com/mb3jn9.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 210px;" src="http://i33.tinypic.com/mb3jn9.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amy Lee</span><br />Amy Lee was born in Nonsan, South Korea. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1991. Amy is 26 years old, and has been educated in Korea and the U.S. She graduated from CSULB in 2008. Currently, Amy is doing demonstrations for natural skin care companies, and she is also working at Mother's Market. Mother’s Market is “dedicated to manifesting truth, beauty and goodness in the context of a natural products store, offering a selection of high-quality natural foods, health and related life-style products and information.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i36.tinypic.com/htz7kx.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 171px;" src="http://i36.tinypic.com/htz7kx.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://shiratarrant.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shira Tarrant </span></a><br />Shira Tarrant is the author of When Sex Became Gender (Routledge), a book connecting generations of feminist thought. Her recent anthology, Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge), is a lively collection of first-person perspectives on sexuality, identity and positive change. This one-of-a-kind anthology is hailed for asking sharp questions about negotiating the masculinity trap.<br />Shira Tarrant's work has appeared in Bitch magazine, Genre, Women's Studies Quarterly, off our backs, the UCLA Historical Journal, Girlistic.com, The International Encyclopedia of Political Science, The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-Wave Feminism, the Journal of Intercultural Studies, and Barnard College's Scholar & Feminist Online. Her next book, Men and Feminism (Seal Press) will be on the shelves in Spring 2009. She is currently at work on a co-edited anthology, Feminism, Fashion and Flair: Confronting Hegemony With Style.<br />Shira Tarrant grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Southern California, where she teaches in the women's studies department at California State University, Long Beach. She has a PhD in political science from UCLA and fond memories of lounging on the grass in the campus sculpture garden. (http://www.redroom.com/author/shira-tarrant/bio)Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-50447047288222314262008-09-04T19:01:00.000-07:002008-09-23T04:19:05.344-07:00'Sex Positive' film screening: Tuesday, October 7th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i38.tinypic.com/122dueb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i38.tinypic.com/122dueb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Sex Positive </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">a film by Daryl Wein</span></div><div>Film screening</div><div>Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 6:00pm</div><div><br /></div>Daryl Wein (www.darylwein.com) is a New York based actor/writer/director/producer. His feature length documentary, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Sex Positive</span>, which he produced and directed received Official Selection in competition at the 2008 SXSW Film Festival and BFI Times London Film Festival, in addition to 20 other film festivals around the world. <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SEX POSITIVE explores the life of Richard Berkowitz, a revolutionary gay S&M- hustler-turned-AIDS activist in the 1980s, whose incomparable contribution to the invention of safe sex has never been aptly credited. Berkowitz emerged from the epicenter of the epidemic as a community leader, demanding a solution to the problem before anyone else would pay attention. However, it was not Berkowitz' voice alone that sparked contention. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">SEX POSITIVE explores the explicit bravery of this unrecognized triumvirate, and their dire quest to save lives in the midst of unwavering dissent. Now destitute and alone, Mr. Berkowitz tells his story to a world who never wanted to listen. Through the eyes of Mr. Berkowitz, the audience is made witness to a graphic testimony of sex, death, and betrayal, while placing the invention of ‘safe sex’ in a fresh and compelling context. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(sexpositivethemovie.com)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ccLIVEH7RBk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ccLIVEH7RBk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y9GUbF_QdDU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y9GUbF_QdDU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></span></span></span></div>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-51516757487808626692008-09-03T10:20:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:55:27.129-07:00'Beyond Vanilla' film screening: Monday, October 6th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i35.tinypic.com/wi2h4g.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i35.tinypic.com/wi2h4g.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Beyond Vanilla</span></div><div style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Film screening and Q&A with Dr. Patti Britton</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:30pm</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></div><div> </div>Beyond Vanilla explores the kinkier aspects of sex on the other side of vanilla. With interviews, demonstrations, and a good dose of how-to instructions, this documentary covers the gamut of fetishes and S&M practices. For the curious, the voyeur, or the enthusiast, this is a fascinating journey into the world of high performance sexual athletes, where the boundaries of gay, straight, bi, or transgender seem almost irrelevant. Open your mind and the rest will follow . . . </span>(amazon.com)<br /><br />Dr. Patti Britton, is a nationally board-certified clinical sexologist, sexuality educator and sex coach; she is the author of four books, a sought-after expert for the media, host of over 30 DVDs in couples' sexual enhancement, director of the Sexuality Track for California Certification at California Graduate Institute, and has a private practice in Los Angeles. She is also the partner of the award-winning filmmaker, Dr. Robert Dunlap and appears on the DVD extras for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Beyond Vanilla</span>.<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>NOTE: The screening of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Beyond Vanilla</span> is a way to explore and educate about various different choices and sexual lifestyles. The screening will be followed by a Q&A where the audience is encouraged to challenge, question, and gain insight on the film. It is important that audience members come in with an open mind and a respectful attitude.</div>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-4195427445194533282008-09-03T09:51:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:45:19.788-07:00Babeland: Monday, October 6th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i34.tinypic.com/25u786a.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i34.tinypic.com/25u786a.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.babeland.com/">A presentation from Babeland</a></span><br />by Sarah Tomchesson<br /><a href="http://www.babeland.com/"></a><div>Monday, October 6, 2008 at 11:00am</div><div><br />Claire Cavanah and Rachel Venning opened the first Babeland store in 1993 in response to the lack of women-friendly sex shops in Seattle. The store offered top quality products, a pleasant place to shop, and most of all information and encouragement to women who wanted to explore their sexuality. The store's popularity with both women and men eventually led to two more stores in New York and one in Los Angeles, as well as a thriving website.<br /><br /></div><div>Sarah Tomchesson is a Babeland trained sex-educator and has been teaching for the company for 2 years. Sarah will be giving a presentation for Babeland during Sex Positive Week.</div>Sex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957007811748485195.post-27067900640336911642008-05-05T02:26:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:45:45.893-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >SEX POSITIVE WEEK</span><br />California State University, Long Beach<br />Monday October 6, 2008 - Wednesday October 8, 2008<br /><br />In a culture that promotes sexual ignorance, it becomes increasingly important to be <span style="font-weight: bold;">sex positive</span>. Being sex positive means encouraging and normalizing open sexuality, in all its forms, and being receptive to new ideas. The United States has spent over $1.5 billion on abstinence-only sex education in an effort to keep teens from having sex. What this has done, instead, is further perpetuate the sexual ignorance.<br /><br />During Sex Positive Week, there will be panel-led discussions about the connections between sexuality, freedom, religion, the environment, health and politics. This will be an opportunity for students and sex positive professionals to have an open discussion free of judgment. Throughout the week, students will be able to submit questions for panel discussions anonymously, if they wish to do so.<br /><br />For any progressive, sex positive individuals and organizations who would like to be involved in Sex Positive Week, please email us at theragzine@gmail.comSex Positive Week, CSULBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652582579146558540noreply@blogger.com0